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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *C̬.namꟲ (“water”). Compare Proto-Be *namᴮꟲ², Proto-Hlai *C-nəmʔ.
cognates
Cognate with Northern Thai ᨶ᩶ᩣᩴ (nam), Southern Thai หน่าม, Lao ນ້ຳ (nam), Lü ᦓᧄᧉ (nam²), Tai Dam ꪙꪾ꫁ (nam6), Shan ၼမ်ႉ (nâ̰m), Tai Nüa ᥘᥛᥳ (lam5), Khamti ꩫမ်ႇ, Aiton ꩫံ (naṃ), Phake ꩫံ (naṃ), Ahom 𑜃𑜪 (naṃ), Nùng nãhm, Bouyei ramx, Zhuang raemx, Nong Zhuang naemx, Zuojiang Zhuang naemx, Saek นัม, Tày nặm.
Pronunciation
Noun
น้ำ • (náam)
- water; any liquid or fluid.
- น้ำดื่ม
- náam dʉ̀ʉm
- drinking water
- น้ำตก
- náam dtòk
- waterfall
- น้ำฝน
- náam fǒn
- rainwater
- น้ำมะพร้าว
- náam má-práao
- coconut water
- น้ำเค็ม
- náam kem
- salt water (sea water)
- ช้างน้ำ
- cháang náam
- water elephant (hippopotamus)
- น้ำหอม
- náam hɔ̌ɔm
- fragrant liquid (perfume)
- body of water, as lake, river, sea, ocean, etc; water thereof.
- used as a title for a body of water, often prefixed to its name.
- น้ำโขง
- náam kǒong
- Mekong River
- น้ำปิง
- náam bping
- Ping River (in Chiang Mai, Thailand)
- (slang) semen; discharge thereof upon orgasm; orgasm.
- (slang) round; occasion; time; period of time.
- จะทนได้กี่น้ำ
- jà ton dâai gìi náam
- How much further would bear ?
(literally) How many times would bear ?
- จะไปได้กี่น้ำ
- jà bpai dâai gìi náam
- How much further could go?
(literally) How many times could go?
- (chiefly in combination) content; essence; main part; material part.
- (slang) nonessential, immaterial, or nonsensical part of a content; verbose or circumlocutory part of a content; as opposed to เนื้อ (nʉ́ʉa).
- (of jewelry) glitter; sparkle; sheen; luster.
Classifier
น้ำ • (náam)
- (slang) Classifier for discharges of semen upon orgasm.
- แตกสามน้ำ
- dtɛ̀ɛk sǎam náam
- to come three times
- (somewhat colloquial) Classifier for rounds, times, or occasions, especially in matters or activities concerning water, liquid, or fluid.
- ต้มสามน้ำ
- dtôm sǎam náam
- to boil (something) three times
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